Born here
16
notable people
Best known
Kevarrius Hayes
in 10 Wikipedia languages
Youngest
1997
Kevarrius Hayes
Most common field
Sports
11 people
What stands out about Live Oak’s famous people ★ What stands out · Known for What Live Oak is known for The field furthest above the usual share is athletes, at 1.9 times.
Sports 11 people 69%1.9× usual Notable 2 people 13% Politics & Law 2 people 13%below usual Writing & Arts 1 person 6%below usual The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years When Live Oak’s famous people were born The 1960s top the chart, with 3 births in the decade.
Mills & railroads The American century Today 1850 1900 1950 2000 J. B. Johnson Kelly Jennings Joe Lang Kershaw Sports Notable Politics & Law Writing & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known Born in Live Oak Two of the three are athletes.
KH #1
Sports Kevarrius Hayes born 1997 Central African Republic basketball player
WN #2
Notable William Newsome born 1952 American neuroscientist
#3 Sports Herbert Perry born 1969 American college baseball player, Major League baseball player, third baseman
Everyone Everyone else born in Live Oak 13 more, 9 of them athletes.
All · 13 Politics & Law · 2 Sports · 9 Writing & Arts · 1 Notable · 1
Any time Mills & railroads · 5 The American century · 4 Today · 4
JN Jimmy Nelson 1919–1986 American football halfback
Joe Lang Kershaw 1911–1999 American politician
Kelly Jennings born 1982 American football defensive back
KB Kerwin Bell born 1965 American football player, quarterback, coach
Andra Davis born 1978 American football player, linebacker
CP Chan Perry born 1972 American college baseball player, minor league baseball player, Major League Baseball player, infielder, outfielder
DW Del Williams 1945–1984 American football player
Edmund Nelson born 1960 American football player
FS Fain Skinner born 1985 American karting champion and stock car racing driver
LD Lawrence Murray Dixon 1901–1949 American architect
RC Ray Corbin born 1949 American baseball player
J. B. Johnson 1868–1940 American politician
EB Emma E. Booker 1886–1939 American educator
No one matches both filters.
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Did you grow up with someone famous from Live Oak? → Who should be on this list but isn’t? → From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Live Oak and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6) Herbert Perry: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Joe Lang Kershaw: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons Kelly Jennings: John Martinez Pavliga, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons Andra Davis: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 , Wikimedia Commons Edmund Nelson: Bernard Pollack, CC BY 2.0 , Wikimedia Commons J. B. Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons